In today's global economic downturn CIOs are faced with the dire challenge of extreme budget cuts, and are forced to suspend IT projects while sustaining maximum system continuity within their organizations. In order to "survive" the financial crisis, CIOs have reduced spending on IT systems rather than developing them. Others, however, are decidedly focused on analyzing and building their IT infrastructure to test and leverage its full capabilities.

At the 2009 Sino-American CIO Summit CIOs from China and the U.S. will come together and exchange ideas on how to overcome the financial crisis and provide better IT services to ensure the success of their organizations. Attendees will gain insight on how to make strategic decisions that will affect their business tomorrow and encourage business development efforts to enable our countries' economic recovery.

CIOs of enterprise corporations from the financial and manufacturing sectors, as well as renowned experts from the U.S., will cover various topics including real case studies, best practices, and key learnings from facing the financial crisis head-on. Through interactive panel discussions, U.S. representatives and their counterparts in China will share their first-hand experiences in dealing with the recession's challenges.